Ganllwyd
{{Short description|Village and community in Gwynedd, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = Wales
| official_name = Ganllwyd
| welsh_name =
| coordinates = {{coord|52.801|-3.888|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name = Stone built house and chapel at Y Ganllwyd - geograph.org.uk - 542558.jpg
| static_image_caption = Stone house and chapel in Ganllwyd
| population = 179
| population_ref = (2011)
| community_wales = Ganllwyd
| unitary_wales = Gwynedd
| lieutenancy_wales =
| constituency_welsh_assembly = Dwyfor Meirionnydd
| constituency_westminster = Dwyfor Meirionnydd
| post_town = DOLGELLAU
| postcode_district = LL40
| postcode_area = LL
| dial_code = 01341
| os_grid_reference = SH726244
| cardiff_distance =
| module= 240px
Map of the community
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Ganllwyd is a small village and community in southern Gwynedd, Wales. It lies in the Snowdonia National Park to the north of Dolgellau. A470 passes through it. The Community population taken at the 2011 Census was 179.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123664&c=LL40+2LF&d=16&e=62&g=6488959&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=0&s=1431618505786&enc=1|title=Community population 2011|access-date=14 May 2015}}
Geography
The village, which lies where the old Roman road used to ford the River Eden just before it joins with the rivers Mawddach and River Gamlan has 3 large waterfalls and many smaller ones all within Coed y Brenin (the forest of the king).
Features
The village includes Dolmelynllyn Hall (owned by the National Trust), and the area is also referred to as the Dolmelynllyn estate.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-14 |title=Blooms with a view: 10 of Britain's best spring walks |url=http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/mar/14/10-best-spring-walks-britain-uk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725165202/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/mar/14/10-best-spring-walks-britain-uk |archive-date=2022-07-25 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} One author{{Who|date=August 2022}} suggests an Arthurian link to the village but there is no other corroboration.{{Cn|date=August 2022}}
The village is now surrounded by Forestry Commission and National Trust parkland of conifers and oaks. A large area of surrounding ancient oak woodland is a designated SSSI and has a particularly rich temperate maritime Bryophyte community. The forest has a group of Wellingtonia planted in the early 20th century and Dolmelynllyn has two trees dating from the 1850s in the meadow, one being the second largest in Wales. The forests are full of wildlife, with deer, red squirrels, pine martens, polecats, otters, and other mammals, and a variety of birds from black grouse to merlins, magpies, buzzards, and red kites. There are many walks from the village into the forest, and several free car parks.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}
Governance
Ganllwyd has a community council, responsible for maintenance of local footpaths, footbridges and, until 2017, public toilets.{{cite news|url=http://www.bala-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113608&headline=Community%20news:%20Ganllwyd§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017 |title=Community news: Ganllwyd |work=Cambrian News |date=22 March 2017 |access-date=20 September 2018}} At 179, the community council has the smallest population of any council in Wales. The small population of residents in Ganllwyd are known locally as Gans.{{cite web|author=Professor Michael Woods |url=https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/media/departmental/dges/research/newpoliticalgeographies/140120-developing-comprehensive-understanding-community-town-councils1-en.pdf |title=Developing a Comprehensive Understanding of Community and Town Councils in Wales |publisher=Aberystwyth University |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-4734-0874-6 |access-date=20 September 2018}}
For elections to Gwynedd County Council Ganllwyd is part of a combined Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd electoral ward.
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